USS John Hancock may refer to:
- USS John Hancock (1850) was a steamship first commissioned in 1850. She was sold in 1865
- USS John Hancock (DD-981), was a Spruance-class destroyer, launched in 1977 and decommissioned in 2000
Famous quotes containing the words john and/or hancock:
“Oh for some honest lover’s ghost,
Some kind unbodied post
Sent from the shades below!
I strangely long to know
Whether the nobler chaplets wear
Those that their mistress’ scorn did bear,
Or those that were used kindly.”
—Sir John Suckling (1609–1642)
“It’s red hot, mate. I hate to think of this sort of book getting in the wrong hands. As soon as I’ve finished this, I shall recommend they ban it.”
—Tony Hancock (1924–1968)